2026-01-02 09:26:23

Meta's Latest Privacy Move Sparks Questions Around Data Usage

The social media giant just rolled out a fresh set of AI-powered policies that's making privacy advocates take a second look. Here's the kicker: the new framework explicitly permits targeted political advertising based on conversations users have with AI chatbots on the platform.

Yes, you read that right. Chats that many assumed were private are now fair game for ad targeting purposes. The distinction between "private" and "data for monetization" just got a lot fuzzier.

What this means in practice: your interactions with Meta's AI assistant could inform which political ads get shown to you—essentially converting user engagement data into advertising inventory. It's a stark reminder that in the Web2 ecosystem, privacy definitions often come with fine print.

For those accustomed to thinking about data ownership and sovereignty, this is yet another example of why alternatives emphasizing user control and transparent data handling are increasingly worth exploring.

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Deconstructionist

· 01-05 06:15

Here we go again, Meta's trick... Using private chats as advertising material is truly incredible.

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Layer3Dreamer

· 01-04 15:12

theoretically speaking, if we map meta's chatbot data extraction as a recursive function... they're basically treating user conversations like cross-rollup state that's fair game for monetization. the "privacy" they're selling is just a ZK proof that doesn't actually prove anything lmao

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ProxyCollector

· 01-02 10:07

Here we go again, private chats are directly being used to sell ads. Meta is really desperate for money.

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ContractExplorer

· 01-02 09:56

Here we go again, Meta's move is really clever—selling chat histories as ad material to make money, outrageous.

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DecentralizeMe

· 01-02 09:42

NGL, Meta's move this time is really awesome, digging chat records as an advertising gold mine

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0xSoulless

· 01-02 09:27

Another act of "We Respect Privacy," and what happens? The chat records directly turn into a leek field, no need to cut, it automatically feeds itself.

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